Contemplative Science: Where Buddhism and Neuroscience Converge Tapa blanda - 2009 - 1st Edición

Columbia University Press, 2009. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Columbia University Press, 2009. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Columbia University Press. Near Fine. 2009. Softcover. 0231138350 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 211 pp; Columbia Series In Science And Religion .

Columbia University Press, 2009-03-19. 1. paperback. Used: Good.

New York: Columbia University Press, 2007. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6" x 9. Hamm, Lisa - Design. 211 Pages Indexed. Science has long treated religion as a set of personal beliefs that have little to do with a rational understanding of the mind and the universe. However, B. Alan Wallace, a respected Buddhist scholar, proposes that the contemplative methodologies of Buddhism and of Western science are capable of being integrated into a single discipline: contemplative science. The science of consciousness introduces first-person methods of investigating the mind through Buddhist contemplative techniques, such as samatha, an organized, detailed system of training the attention. Just as scientists make observations and conduct experiments with the aid of technology, contemplatives have long tested their own theories with the help of highly developed meditative skills of observation and experimentation. Contemplative science allows for a deeper knowledge of mental phenomena, including… Leer más

Paperback / softback. New. Science has long treated religion as a set of personal beliefs that have little to do with a rational understanding of the mind and the universe. However, B. Alan Wallace, a respected Buddhist scholar, proposes that the contemplative methodologies of Buddhism and of Western science are capable of being integrated into a single discipline: contemplative science. The science of consciousness introduces first-person methods of investigating the mind through Buddhist contemplative techniques, such as samatha, an organized, detailed system of training the attention. Just as scientists make observations and conduct experiments with the aid of technology, contemplatives have long tested their own theories with the help of highly developed meditative skills of observation and experimentation. Contemplative science allows for a deeper knowledge of mental phenomena, including a wide range of states of consciousness, and its emphasis on strict mental discipline counteracts the… Leer más

Columbia University Press, 2009-03-19. 1. paperback. Used:Good.

Columbia Univ Pr, 2009. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 211 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.50 inches.

Columbia University Press , pp. 256 . Papeback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.